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Eco Crag, Touch-Type?


Eduardo Slabofvic

27-Mar-2009
10:15:55 AM

On 26/03/2009 kieranl wrote:
>Eduardo, What's the description for Bernard Gets A Bullet? The T-Shirt
>is calling me.

The T shirt is still up for grabs, but there is another route next to it which I was unable to complete the
other day, so I may keep the location a state secret untill it get it. Once coomleted, I will offer a fluffy toy
for the second ascent.


pmonks

27-Mar-2009
10:26:31 AM

On 27/03/2009 Eduardo Slabofvic wrote:
> Once coomleted, I will offer a fluffy toy for the second ascent.

Will it be one of those "rap grid bolter" fluffy toys I've been so desperately wanting? They're very hard to get hold of - something to do with being simey's mascot or something...

richardo

28-Mar-2009
1:24:48 AM

On 26/03/2009 nmonteith wrote:

>that cruxmag guys a jerk.

This is a public forum. Can you please refrain from personal abuse even if they are a friend of yours.

Time for a time out.


IdratherbeclimbingM9

28-Mar-2009
12:37:17 PM

On 28/03/2009 richardo wrote:
>On 26/03/2009 nmonteith wrote:
>
>>that cruxmag guys a jerk.
>
>This is a public forum. Can you please refrain from personal abuse even
>if they are a friend of yours.
>
>Time for a time out.

Now where have I seen those words written before?

Hmm.

A case of pot calling kettle black??

robertsonja

18-Jun-2009
3:34:45 PM

Climbing ethics, values, styles etc can be debated and discussed, opinions are just that - rhetoric. What I am more concerned about is the physical damage to a natural rock face and how we can rectify the damage, damage being the permanent placement of man made objects in a natural rock face and resultant damage to the rock.

To the first ascentionist's - you mentioned that you won't be "rushing up there to remove the bolts"; last week I noticed that the bolts have not been removed. I thought a 3 month timeframe would suffice?

Can I please once again ask you to remove YOUR antiquated ironmongery from the previously mentioned rock?


Pat

18-Jun-2009
4:39:17 PM

Swinging has eight bolts? What happened there?

prb

18-Jun-2009
5:12:05 PM

Climbed on the Touchstone wall a few weeks ago. My opinion (as a relatively disinterested South
Australian) is that:

1. Touch Type is a worthwhile pitch.
2. A bolt or two is necessary.
3. I would have called it Touchstone DF.
4. The rap bolts are convenient but not essential.
5. Touchstone RHF (up the crack) deserves more attention.
6. If the RHF is 17, I think Touch Type is more 18 than 19.

surfinclimb

20-Jun-2009
12:28:23 PM

I think that you should maybe get the hint R.S and realise that Simey isn't going to pull out the bolts, now or ever. Its a good climb, I and others use it reasonably frequently for guiding and if it was closer to the pines it would get even more accents.

pharmamatt

20-Jun-2009
2:09:15 PM

On 18/06/2009 Pat wrote:
>Swinging has eight bolts? What happened there?

i think what he means is that there are 2 bolts at the moment to climb on, but the remains of 6 other bolts (holes, etc)


Pat

20-Jun-2009
6:19:16 PM

I see online that there is a lower off anchor now above it. That may account for the extra bolts. It was
suuuucccch a long way over to the trapeze anchor after all.

pharmamatt

20-Jun-2009
9:27:39 PM

a lower off, WTF!

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